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clerk — 1 n 1: an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) a city clerk clerk of court 2 a: a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform… … Law dictionary
clerk — clerk·ess; clerk·ish; clerk·less; clerk; clerk·ship; clerk·ly; … English syllables
clerk|ship — «KLURK shihp; British KLAHRK shihp», noun. the position or work of a clerk … Useful english dictionary
clerk — [[t]klɜrk[/t]] brit. [[t]klɑrk[/t]] n. 1) a person employed to keep records, file, type, or do other general office tasks 2) a salesclerk 3) a person who keeps the records and performs the routine business of a court, legislature, etc 4) rel a… … From formal English to slang
shipping clerk — ship′ping clerk n. a clerk who attends to the packing, dispatching, etc., of shipments • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
ship·ping — /ˈʃıpıŋ/ noun [noncount] 1 : the act or business of sending goods to people, stores, etc. The fruit was ready for shipping. a shipping clerk [=a person whose job involves shipping things] What do you charge for shipping and handling? [=for… … Useful english dictionary
Bounty (ship) — His Majesty s Armed Vessel (HMAV) Bounty was a British ship, most well known for the infamous mutiny aboard her in 28 April, 1789. The mutiny was the subject of novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. A replica of… … Wikipedia
shipping clerk — noun an employee who ships and receives goods • Hypernyms: ↑clerk * * * noun : one who is employed in a shipping room to assemble, pack, and send out or receive goods * * * a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out,… … Useful english dictionary
Mud clerk — A mud clerk was a helper or all around worker aboard a steamboat during the period before and after the American Civil War, particularly aboard steamboats on the Mississippi River. According to Mark Twain in his autobiography, Mud clerks received … Wikipedia
Old Ship Church — See also: List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts and Oldest buildings in the United States Old Ship Church (Old Ship Meetinghouse) U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
